Ritual Party — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Ritual Party Patch notes for 15th of October | 2026-10-15 | Another collection of updates and fixes coming your way! 🌍 World Map & Progression Re-added previously removed level unlocking sequences, revealing newly unlocked levels as the fog fades away. Also added the fading fog effect to the gates in the World Map 🔧Fixes Moved Generator Bike tutorial to the level where the bike first appears Adjusted police movement in Mansion 07 - The Garden of Echoes Fixed out-of-bounds correction incorrectly triggering at the top of both staircases on the boat in Docks 04 - High Tide for a Sacrifice Fixed completed starflowers sometimes not showing up as completed in the results screen |
| 🔧 Ritual Party Patch notes for 8th of October | 2026-10-08 | Gameplay Improvements • Added a system for returning stray cultists back to the summoning grounds. Fixes • Fixed an issue where multiple characters could sometimes appear for a single player on the character selection screen. • Made minor visual tweaks to Docks 04 prop locations Thank you for your continued feedback and bug reports! |
| Multiplayer & Stability Improvements | 2026-09-23 | Ritual Party Patch notes for 23rd of SeptemberMultiplayer & Stability ImprovementsThis update brings a major set of improvements to online and local multiplayer, with better controller support, party stability, player syncing, and several gameplay fixes. Also Steam Deck default controller is no longer forced into use so you can play with any combination of controllers on it as well! Multiplayer & Controllers• Multiple players can now play online from the same machine, using any combination of controllers and keyboards• Remote Play Together remains supported and can even be combined with online play!• The game now remembers your character choi |
| Ritual Party - Small update - 16th of July | 2026-07-16 | Greetings cultists! • Ritual Party now supports Steam Cloud Saves so you can have your save files travel across all of your devices if you so choose! |
| Ritual Party Patch Notes for 14th of July | 2026-07-14 | 🛠 Fixes Spirits no longer steal sacrificial offerings or groceries from players Fixed the other Spirit not appearing in Mansion 7: The Garden of Echoes |
| Ritual Party Patch Notes for 13th of July | 2026-07-13 | 🔧 Fixes & Updates Fixed the Police not interacting with some locked doors Ghost can no longer steal keys |
| Ritual Party Patch Notes for 3rd of July | 2026-07-03 | Updated The latest update has been re-enabled after temporarily reverting to the previous stable build to resolve an issue. 🎬 New Addition Added a cinematic that plays the first time you enter the World Map during each play session Added to players who collect all starflowers. Added a message box for players who play the last level ✨ Quality of Life Added long-press for buttons on the level end result screen Made the area where the crank is a bit more visible in Mansion 07 🛠 Fixes Fixed the credits scroll displaying incorrectly on ultrawide monitors Fixed not being able to flip the in-game newspaper pages backward The game now remembers you |
| 🔧 Hotfix | 2026-06-26 | Update Temporarily reverted to the previous stable build due to a critical issue affecting the latest update. |
| 🔧 Ritual Party Patch Notes for 26th of June | 2026-06-26 | 🎬 New Addition Added a cinematic that plays the first time you enter the World Map during each play session ✨ Quality of Life Added long-press for buttons on the level end result screen 📰 Fixes Fixed the credits scroll displaying incorrectly on ultrawide monitors Fixed not being able to flip the in-game newspaper pages backward The game now remembers your "Show Tutorials" setting correctly, even after changing audio options mid-game |
| 🔧 Ritual Party Patch Notes - 17th of June | 2026-06-17 | Gameplay Improvements • Changed fish catching probabilities • Improved barricading of doors when throwing furniture at them • Improved throwing items through open doorways • Improved throwing items to the Fish Bride UI & Quality of Life • The game now remembers previously selected characters for each player slot • Level completion time and personal best completion time are now shown on the victory screen • Updated the font used in World Map level information • Fixed Party Info appearing on top of the news poster and menu options in the main menu 🛠 Fixes • Fixed being able to barricade revolving doors • Fixed players occasionally accessing vo |
| 🔧 Patch Notes - 3rd of June | 2026-06-03 | Fixes & Improvements Character Improvements• Updated Fox Cultist idle animation • Updated Fox Cultist sweeping animation • Updated Bat Cultist sweeping animation • Added fishing animations for the Cultist Cat & Cultist Lady • Fixed Blue Cultist using an incorrectly sized falling animation Docks Fixes• Fixed Dagon being visible at the start of Docks 04 Spirit Fixes• Fixed the item stolen by the Spirit not always appearing in its hand, and sometimes shrinking, during online play • Spirits can now chase players through secret revolving doors just like any other door Gameplay FixesFixed a rare issue where thrown items could become stuck hovering |
| 🔧 Hotfix - 1st of June | 2026-06-01 | FixesFixed Chalks not spawning in Docks 4 during online playMade additional adjustments and improvements to Docks 4Thank you for the reports, and feel free to keep the feedback coming! |
| Second Summoning | 2026-05-28 | The first major content update for Ritual Party, The Second Summoning, has now arrived, bringing new levels, new cultists, and even more opportunities for everything to go horribly wrong.Included in the update:3 New Mansion Levels 2 New Dock Levels 2 New Playable Characters As the secret society grows, strange new ritual sites have begun appearing across the region. Abandoned mansions creak open once more, fog-covered docks hide increasingly suspicious activity, and new faces have joined the order.Of course, things are no safer than before.Ghosts still roam the halls. Police still interrupt ceremonies. Rituals still spiral into chaos. And you |
| Demo Update - Online Co-op Now Available! | 2026-04-21 | We’ve updated the Ritual Party demo to include online co-op! The demo is now closely aligned with the current Early Access version, giving you a much more accurate look at how the game plays today.This is the best time yet to jump in, invite your friends, and experience what Ritual Party is all about. Grab the demo, rally your crew, and let the rituals begin!If you're enjoying what you see, please add Ritual Party to your wishlist or check out the Early Access version! It makes a huge difference for us and helps more players find the game. And if you know someone who'd be into it feel free to share it with them! Word of mouth from players lik |
| 🔧 Patch Notes – 20th of April | 2026-04-20 | • Updated how Hologram Monster logo was displayed at the start of the game |
| 🔧 Patch Notes – 17th of April | 2026-04-17 | 🔧 Patch Notes – 17th of April This update focuses on online stability, gameplay fixes, and visual polish, along with improvements to player interactions and level consistency. Online Co-op Improvements Fixed online party guests not being able to navigate pause menus using keyboard or gamepad Improved handling of lost connections (host or clients) during online sessions When a player disconnects: Their character now drops held items Stops occupying workstations Is removed from the HUD Fixed party information not reinitializing correctly after disconnects Fixed character portraits not updating correctly for clients after respawning Fixed stun |
| 🔧 Patch Notes - 26th of March | 2026-03-26 | 🔧 Patch Notes - 26th of March This update includes gameplay fixes, online co-op improvements, UI updates, and tutorial polish, along with many smaller bug fixes and stability improvements. New Additions Added a police tutorial to Mansion tutorial level Fish Bride now turns her head to look at passing players Added respawn effects for drowning Online Co-op & Progression Improvements World Map level info now shows each player’s own unlocks and completion times Each player in an online party now uses their own unlocked characters When a party host unlocks a new level, that level and all previous levels are unlocked for party guests Tutorials ar |
| 🔧 Patch Notes - 16th of March | 2026-03-16 | • Fixed online party clients sometimes not seeing the character selection view after loading into a level |
| 🔧 Patch Notes - 10th of March | 2026-03-10 | 🔧 Patch Notes - 10th of March This update focuses on bug fixes, online co-op improvements, gameplay polish, and performance optimizations. Online Co-op Improvements Fixed online party clients not initializing correctly when joining a party in the character selection screen Fixed unlocks and progression not saving properly for online party clients Fixed Aleifr not unlocking for all players in an online party Fixed multiple local players being brought into an online party unexpectedly Improved player and gamepad initialization during online play Gameplay & Mechanics Fixes Fixed several cases where players could place or throw items into walls, |
| 🔧 Patch Notes - Gameplay, Stability & Online Improvements | 2026-02-26 | 🔧 Patch Notes - Gameplay, Stability & Online Improvements This update focuses on gameplay balance adjustments, online stability improvements, and multiple bug fixes. Gameplay & Balance Docks Adjustments • Made icy piers easier to move on Bug Fixes • Fixed phone automatically ordering items when using keyboard without input • Fixed police not properly walking through doorways or breaking locked doors in Mansion 5 • Fixed ordered items sometimes spawning under the dock • Fixed players being pushed into walls when using rotating doors while police walk past them in Mansion 4 • Fixed extra character not appearing on Mansion 4 when playing solo • |
| 🔧 Patch Notes for 23rd. of February - Part 2 | 2026-02-23 | - Fixed the "World Map"/"Exit Party" buttons in the victory screen and pause menu taking players to the main menu instead of the world map |
| Patch Notes for 23rd. of February | 2026-02-23 | Patch Notes for 23rd. of FebruaryWe had to roll back the earlier patch due to regression issues. This update now includes the fixes stated earlier and also a new set of fixes and improvements, primarily focused on online party stability, world map polish, and performance. Thank you for your patience while we addressed issues introduced in the previous build. Fixes & Improvements Online Co-op & Parties • Fixed online parties not updating correctly when: creating or joining a party kicking a player changing the map • Fixed cases where players could not join an online party while the host was in the world map or character selection • Fixed very |
| Online Stability & World Map Update | 2026-02-19 | 🔧 Patch Notes - Online Stability & World Map Update This update focuses on improving online party stability, world map behavior, and overall reliability. Fixes & Improvements World Map • Fixed an out-of-bounds collision hole on the world map • Updated world map level triggers Online Co-op & Parties • Fixed an issue where the online party host’s controller would sometimes stop working • Fixed multiple issues with online party creation, joining, kicking players, and changing maps • Fixed cases where players could not join an online party while the host was in the world map or character selection • Fixed very long or infinite loading screens du |
| Patch notes for 19th of february 2026 | 2026-02-19 | • Temporarily reverted to an earlier stable build while we investigate an issue with the latest update. |
| Patch notes | 2026-02-18 | Greetings cultists! Patch Notes for the latest update: Fixes & Improvements: • Fixed a world map out-of-bounds collision hole • Updated world map level triggers • Fixed an issue where the online party host’s controller would sometimes stop working • Resolved several issues related to online party handling • Added version number display to the main menu |
| 🔥 Ritual Party is Now Live in Early Access! 🔥 | 2026-02-17 | The ritual has begun.Ritual Party is officially available in Early Access on Steam!After months of summoning, testing, rewriting ancient tomes, and appeasing various eldritch forces, we’re finally opening the gates and inviting you in.🕯️ What’s Available in Early Access?11 playable levelsLocal co-op chaosPeer-to-peer online multiplayerMultiple environments with unique hazardsFull controller & keyboard supportThis is a living version of the game. Systems will evolve, balance will change, new content will be added, and your feedback will directly shape development!⚠️ Known IssuesOnline multiplayer may still experience occasional instabilityMin |
| 🔥 Ritual Party - Demo Overhaul 🔥 | 2025-10-28 | Demo Patch Notes v0.0.4931Release Date: 28th October 2025 Demo version updateDisclaimer!The quality of this demo does not represent the final product!New FeaturesYes… YEEESS! Our power grows! The game has been expanded with new trickery, a tutorial level and a slice of New England to roam!Added the World MapHop into the automobile to traverse the lands and start levels!New Tutorial levelDon’t worry darlings, you can learn your craft in safety! Well, at least you will be safe…The Ritual GaugeThe ritual is not an ordinary “cooking recipe”. We need focus and dedication and.. and candles! We need to get the favour of the Gods by fulfilling their. |
| 🔥 Ritual Party - Patch Update! 🔥 | 2025-02-27 | Hey everyone! We've received your feedback and have just released a new update with several important fixes to improve your Ritual Party experience. Check out the patch notes below! 🛠 Patch Notes: ✅ Fixed bugs related to fetching items for the Grocery Neighbour – tasks should now work as intended. ✅ Fixed candle mechanics – they should now function correctly in rituals. ✅ Fixed controller issues in the main menu – navigating menus with a gamepad should be work as intended. Thanks for playing and sharing your feedback! If you run into any more issues or have suggestions, let us know in the community forums or on our Discord: Discord Link Chee |
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